I agree with you. I see many from Karnataka preferring KSRTC even when they have choice of a private operator. Case is different in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. But for the past couple of years things have improved with APSRTC.

Last Sunday, 6th May, I traveled from Hyderabad to Vijayawada in APSRTC's Garuda Plus - Mercedes Benz Tri Axle. I was talking to the driver, he is working with APSRTC for the past 20 years. He is telling me that since the corporation expenses are more (in terms of number employees, other support services), the depot managers generally advice the mechanics to just make sure the vehicle is able to run. They postpone or avoid any kind of small repairs to save on costs. That's why over time the vehicles go out of shape. He was justifying saying that RTCs are for service and then business. The case reverse in private sector.

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has won the 'National Telecom Award 2012' under the category of 'Innovation in Public Service Applications.' Picture shows Minister for Home & Transport R. Ashok, who is also the Chairman of KSRTC & BMTC and N. Manjunatha Prasad, Managing Director, KSRTC, receiving the award from Vir Bhadra Singh, Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General, International Telecom Union, Geneva, during the awards ceremony held at Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi yesterday. This Award is instituted by Association of India Communication Multimedia and Infrastructure in association with Department of Information Technology and Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India, to identify and recognise outstanding contributions. Out of 784 nominations, KSRTC emerged winner by bagging Telecom Technology award for its innovations in the field of Information Technology to provide world class transport services. [Pic. by M.M. Joshi]

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Don’t be surprised if you spot extraordinarily long buses plying on the city roads soon. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has decided to launch the Volvo ‘long chassis’ bus, which would be able to accommodate up to 150 passengers by the month-end.
Transport Minister R Ashoka said the BMTC will be the first transport corporation in the country to launch such a bus for city commuting. This bus would be able to carry almost the double number of passengers as compared to ordinary buses, thus saving road space as well as fuel.
“The bus will have a length of 14.5 metres and will come with 65 seats while the equal number of passengers can be accommodated as standing commuters. This will be considerably longer compared to the current buses which are 12 metres long and have 50 seats,” said BMTC managing director K R Sreenivas. He said the bus would also have a special provision for specially abled people to board.
The BMTC is at present studying the routes in which this bus can be operated as city roads are notorious for narrow lanes and sharp turns. The bus is likely to be launched on the Outer Ring Road from Hebbal to Banashankari section, which is also considered as techie corridor.
BMTC officials said Volvo company will provide the buses for the trial for the initial few months when the corporation has to spend money only on fuel. Only if the commuter response is favourable, the BMTC will consider buying the buses, they said.

Cross posting from TN bus thread.
KeSRTC had few TTC (now SETC) built EXpress buses. This one Fully built by Nagercoil unit.

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